Butterfly Brooch | Věra Šulcová

BUTTERFLY BROOCH Věra Šulcová

BUTTERFLY BROOCH Materials & Tools: • Black and white polymer clay (Premo) • LC Microstencils Butterfly (Set 12) • LC Glassymers Color Set • Transparent liquid polymer clay (Glassymer Transparent) • Brooch back pin • Two pins with glass head • Machine, acrylic roller

• Ceramic tile • Blade, scalpel • Baking paper, wet wipes • Brush, sponge, small round cutter • Abrasive sponge, nail file • Transparent varnish

Věra Šulcová Due to improperly chosen fields of study and three children, I became a housewife. About ten years ago I discovered the magic of polymer clay and five years ago, when the last “bird” left the family nest, I became addicted. Since then I have been playing with polymer clay and I having a great time almost constantly.

Run conditioned clay through a pasta machine at a thin adjustment (I use Imperia No.2) and place it on a tile. Place an LC Microstencil on the sheet and roll it into the clay with an acrylic roller.

Cut the clay at a distance of about the edge of the Microstencil, then the tip of the Microstencils with a carefully peel off the clay. Bake for at 130°C / 266°F.

2 mm from carefully lift scalpel and 15 minutes

After cooling, apply Glassymer colours on the convex parts with a brush so that the colours blend together. The colour in the grooves does not matter if there is only a thin layer.

Bake for 30 minutes at 140°C / 284°F.

Backfilling: Fill the grooves with black clay mixed with liquid polymer (in your palms), squeeze (preferably at first using your fingers and then over baking paper) and gently wipe off any excess with a damp cloth. Bake again for 15 minutes at 130°C / 266°F.

Cut off the white edges with a knife or scalpel (a combination of both is preferred). Cut in small pieces perpendicular to the tile.

Run conditioned black clay through the pasta machine (Imperia thickness Nr.4). Place the “butterfly” on the backside (not textured), and cut along the edges, cutting a slightly larger half-circle around the head. Remove the “butterfly”. Cut out a rectangle for the brooch pin and press two pinsantennae in the clay. Cover the clay with liquid polymer, and clean the edges. Bake for 15 minutes at 130°C / 266°F.

Insert the brooch pin into the rectangular cut and cover it with black clay. Use some liquid and a sponge to join the baked and non-baked clay.

From a small piece of black clay, make a head of the butterfly and place it to the front site.

Using a small round cutter, cut a circle from a thin sheet of black clay and place on the butterfly‘s head. Again, apply liquid polymer before joining.

Place the butterfly on a texturing pad and bake for 130 minutes at 130°C/266°F.

After cooling, you can get rid of the imperfections on the edges with an abrasive sponge and a nail file. Glassymer will look better if you cover it with clear varnish.

Easier option: After rolling the Microstencil into the clay, cut the clay along the edges of the Microstencil and remove it, and after baking, applying Glassymer and second baking, coat the Microstencil with liquid clay, insert back into the grooves and squeeze well.

LC MICRO STENCILS LC Microstencils are thin patterns made of heat-resistant cardboard which you can integrate into 3D project, you can draw on it a simple color plan using LC GLASSYMER, fill the empty gaps with different colors. These stencils are heat-resistant and were designed for a very efficient, yet simple decorating of polymer clay.

FEATURES: • Heat-resistant • Patterns can be cured in an oven with polymer clay.

• Can be used only once (integrated into a project) or reused several times times.

• May be rolled, cut, glued, painted, backed.

• Dozens of different patterns available for every taste.

• Can be used in dozens of different projects - from making impressions and backfilling to creating complex 3D pieces with stained glass technique.

• Material: Heat resistant cardboard. Paper pattern weight 250g/m2.

• Panel size 80 mm (3.12” x 3.12”) Pattern size 35 mm (1.37” x 1.37”)

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